Harrison Wexford

[Sinann]

I looked at quite a few of them earlier but couldn't see one that fit. Which one is he?

[Sinann]

There are no children in Ireland there are some in the UK one of them was a John Harrison a Doctor and another was Sarah but I do not have any names where to contact them

I found my Grandfather on the war site but there is no mention of him dying  - perhaps if he died on the way back he was never listed there

Did any of Florence's children marry in Ireland.

[HarrisonIreland]

No children got married in Ireland - only know two sons who got married in the UK - only one name I know was Thomas

[Wexflyer]

Here is the link
https://www.forces-war-records.co.uk/namesearch/?FirstName=Robert%20John&Surname=Harrison&RecordType=Ww1&RecordDateStartYear=1914&RecordDateEndYear=1920&Step=1

I am afraid that that is not the CWGC site I mentioned earlier. CWGC = "Commonwealth War Graves Commission".
This is something else.  Did you obtain his actual service record from this site?

[HarrisonIreland]

Found two Robert Johns one if reference 1234 and the other 970075 but the site wont let me get any further information
They were Gunners in the Royal Field Artillery

[Sinann]

https://www.cwgc.org/find/find-war-dead

[Sinann]

If he died in WWI when did he manage to have so many children?

It's far more likely he died during or at the end of WWII as a civilian and the fact he served in WWI has over time got mixed up in the story of his death.

[Wexflyer]

Found two Robert Johns one if reference 1234 and the other 970075 but the site wont let me get any further information
They were Gunners in the Royal Field Artillery

Let me try and walk you through this.
- Only a fraction of WW1 British army service records survive, due to fire in WWII. So chances are his records don't exist ant more.
- The British Army was not exactly consistent in how records were indexed.  If your grandad was Robert John, possibly known by John, then he could appear under any of the following:
* Robert John
* Robert
* John
* R J
* R
* J

So, the only way you can tell if either of the two records you found is actually your grandfather is to pay up, and download! The search listing is just not sufficient. I would note that the same service records are also held by Ancestry, and probably FindMyPast. Some libraries have subscriptions.

On the other hand, if he continued to serve after some time in 1920 (I don't know the exact date), then his records will have survived. If so, they are still held by the British Ministry of Defense, and have not been made public. You would have to make a personal application.

[Wexflyer]

Did I miss the following
- 1913 Marriage of grandparents. Has been referenced, was there a link?
- 1911 census for grandparents (separately)?